A Special Called City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. to hold the first of two hearings related to the Amended Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 and the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011, and the second hearing will be held on September 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Click here for August 31, 2010 agenda).

   The City Council has scheduled two public hearings to discuss the proposed budget and tax rate. For Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Decrease, please click here.

  Everyone had a GREAT time at the Fifth Annual 4th of July Parade!  The parade gets bigger and better every year. To see pictures, click here.

   A special edition of the City Newsletter is being sent out with information regarding our Fifth Annual 4th of July Parade and our new Single Stream Recycling program.

    To see the July 2010 newsletter, click here.

    If you do not receive a copy of the newsletter by June 30th, please contact Melissa Adams at 327-3628 or lpsec@westlakehills.org so that she can verify your contact information. We want to make sure that everyone receives newsletters and other important correspondence from the City.

   On February 10, 2010, The City Council passed Amendment 171 to the West Lake Hills Code (Tree Regulations).  See link to Amendment 171.

   On January 13, 2010, the City Council passed the following: 1) an ordinance requiring the filing of a site plan and obtaining approval from the City Council before commencing construction within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City; (Site Plans in ETJ) and 2) an ordinance to establish a temporary (90 day) moratorium on the acceptance, review, and approval of subdivision plats, site plans, sign permits and site clearance for tracts in the City’s ETJ. (Temporary ETJ Moratorium)     On April 14, 2010, the City Council extended the temporary moratorium an additional 90 days.    On June 23, 2010, the City Council extended the temporary moratorium an additional ninety days (from July 14, 2010 to October 14, 2010.)

  MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE:   The City of Westlake Hills has implemented a mass notification system that will allow us to send a recorded message to all residents and businesses within a matter of minutes. This will improve the City’s ability to contact residents in case of emergency and to let residents know about important issues and events in the community. For more information, click here.